There’s really no such thing as acrylic nail fungus – fungi don’t really infect artificial nails, but may infect the natural nail underneath the acrylic one. Fungi that do this are the same species that infect fingernails and toenails in people who don’t wear acrylic nails. Fungal infection of a fingernail may go unnoticed for…

Sports injuries are inevitable at some point in time of your life. After a hard training session or a game of your favourite sports, there will definitely be those post game aches and pain that you will suffer which are perfectly normal. In unwanted cases, you could have landed badly from a jump or fell…

Bearing false witness, false police reports and perjury. A couple of years ago a woman, who grew up in this area and still lives here, was bragging to me about the lives she has destroyed. I listened at first with shock, then with growing disgust and finally I became so upset I threw up. She…

One of eight North Americans (30 million) has genital herpes, even though only one in five knows that he or she has it. Herpes is classified into type I that affects primarily the mouth (“canker sores”), and type II that affects primarily the genitals, although both types can go both places. According to a study…

This article focuses on how the Karlovy Vary Healing Mineral Water helps treat pancreatic diseases. The properties of the Karlovy Vary Healing Mineral Water are completely unknown by the American public and medical professionals. Most North Americans tend to think of mineral water as something to drink either as a snack or with meals. Yet,…

Adult humans have 3 to 4 pounds of beneficial bacteria, numbering about 70 trillion individual organisms, living in our digestive system. Yeast is present in every one of us. The shear strength in numbers of the beneficial bacteria keeps yeast in check. They are in charge and make yeast produce vitamins, such as the B…

For years, I had the worst menstrual cycle. I would go through probably 6 to 8 pads a day. During my period, I had heavy clotting and it seemed like the bleeding never ended. And of course, as a result of that, I was always so tired during my period. Well, I could semi-deal with it before I…

Gastritis is a common name for all kinds of inflammation of the inner lining of the stomach, which is known as the mucosa. It is characterized by severe stomach ailments like cramps in the stomach, diarrhea and constipation and even blood with the stools. In Ayurveda, gastritis is known as Urdhavaga Amalapitta. It is caused…

Know Thine Own Heart! Do you know your own heart? Many men and women will say ‘Yes’. So, we say chest pain, irregular heart beat, cold sweat, pain in the arm, and so on. It’s true, those are typical symptoms. But, do you know that those are the symptoms of a man’s heart attack! Women…

Lymphedema is a medical condition that is the result of the malfunctioning of the lymphatic system, characterized by the buildup of fluids in various parts of the body, especially the legs. Injury to the lymphatic system like a surgery for the removal of the lymph vessels or nodes is generally the cause for this condition.…

When we work out, we do find an increase in our heart speed. The harder we work out, the more it grows. The more our heart pace increases, the greater our hearts work faster and stronger. We generally workout to make our body stronger including body internal organs like the heart. Better body typically signifies…

Arthritis is a condition that is usually associated with older people. However, there is a type of arthritis that affects many children around the world and that type of arthritis is commonly known as ‘Juvenile Arthritis’. So why exactly do children suffer from such a painful, restricting condition and how does it affect them in…

Week 1 (after Discharge from hospital) – · One needs to stay indoors and not indulge in too many activities that may require vigour and energy. Stairs could be avoided and if necessary, be climbed with plenty of breaks but not more than two floors should be mounted. At any point of time, if symptoms…

One of the major health concerns facing modern women today is heart disease. It has long been seen as a health problem for men but more women die from heart attacks than men and many women mistakenly believe they are not at risk. The scariest part of womens heart disease is that a lot of…

Over 35 diseases have now been renamed AIDS diseases, all supposedly caused by one single (inactive) virus. What has been considered normal pneumonia until 10-15 years ago, if linked with HIV, it is now an AIDS disease. The same applies to Candida infection, tuberculosis, Kaposi’s sarcoma, and cervical cancer. If an African suffers from ‘slim…